World fusion concert series kicks off in Bangalore
06 Monday Jan 2014
Source: worldmusiccentral.org; Author: Madanmohan Rao; Photo Courtesy: Madanmohan Rao
The world music circuit in India for the new year took off to a terrific start on January 2 in Bangalore, with a fusion concert blending Indian and Western classical music, jazz, folk, ghazals, bhajans and Bollywood! The annual Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, this time in four cities, is the brainchild of Indian classical and fusion violinist Dr L Subramaniam. The festival is organized and named in honor of his father and violin guru Prof. V. Lakshminarayana Iyer, who passed away in 1990. The festival is now in its 22nd year, and I have attended over six of these festivals.
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